3 candidates are tracked across 2 Smith County races for the 2026 election, led by the Tennessee Senate District 15 contest. Preview your Smith County, Tennessee sample ballot for 2026: browse tracked local races, then enter your ZIP code to confirm which districts and offices appear on your exact ballot.
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Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateTennessee
Races Listed2
Profiles3
Smith County Sample Ballot 2026: Races We’re Tracking
Local races are address-specific. This guide previews tracked contests, while the lookup tool narrows the list to a voter’s exact address. Tap any name to see the race, full candidate profiles, and everything else on your exact ballot. Tennessee elected its county offices (county mayor, sheriff, clerks, trustee, register, assessor, county commission, school board and trial-court judges) at the August 6, 2026 county general election, held alongside the state and federal primaries; those results are final and none of those offices print again on November 3. The November ballot carries the state legislative, congressional and statewide nominees set by the August 6 primaries, per the Tennessee Secretary of State.
August 6 primary result: no Democratic candidate qualified; Paul Bailey was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Paul Bailey is the only major-party nominee on the November 3 ballot, per the Tennessee Secretary of State's official primary results. Independent candidates certified for November, if any, are added at the Secretary of State's certification. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering
Paul Bailey · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Paul Bailey is a farmer and businessman based in the Upper Cumberland region, per his campaign site. He is the Republican incumbent seeking re-election to Tennessee Senate District 15.
Priorities: Economic development for the Upper Cumberland region, per the campaign site
August 6 primary result: Daniel T. Hawthorne was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Michael Hale was unopposed for the Republican nomination. They meet on the November 3 ballot, per the Tennessee Secretary of State's official primary results. Independent candidates certified for November, if any, are added at the Secretary of State's certification. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering yo
Daniel T. Hawthorne · Democratic▾
Daniel T. Hawthorne is the Democratic nominee for Tennessee House District 40 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Tennessee Secretary of State's official August 6 primary results.
Michael Hale is a funeral home owner and pastor who opened DeKalb Funeral Chapel in 1999, per the Tennessee House Republican Caucus. He also raises cattle on his family farm. He is the Republican incumbent for House District 40.
Priorities: Child nutrition support programs · Infrastructure funding for regional roadway projects · Healthcare advocacy, including TennCare coverage issues (per the Tennessee House Republican Caucus)
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Paul Bailey is a farmer and businessman based in the Upper Cumberland region, per his campaign site. He is the Republican incumbent seeking re-election to Tennessee Senate District 15.Priorities: Economic development for the Upper Cumberland region, per the campaign site